Sunday, August 24, 2014

Alternative Air

Maatru
Kaatru.This is a Tamil word which means
“alternative air” in English.I don’t
know how far it is true.It is said that
we can breath this alternative air to improve our health.

For
example, someone is taking medical treatment for a long time with no
improvement.It is suggested that person
go to a different place and take the same medical treatment.At this time, that person is breathing a different
air than he is used to.It is said that
this alternative air will bring lot of improvement to that person’s health.

I have no personal
knowledge. I am just conveying what I have read.

When we come back from
vacation, we are relaxed and no longer bored with the daily chores.I am told it is because of breathing a
different air during vacation time.By
vacation means, you don’t have to go to a far off place.Just a different place than where you
live.May be the next town or village.

But it is different in my
family.My family thinks unless you
board a 747, it is not a vacation.

28 comments:

Thanks for your comments Anil. And, welcome to my blog. May be I have spoiled my family too much. There are lot of places to visit in California within driving distance. In fact many people from around the world want to visit California. But my family, especially son and daughter, wants to go on a plane to call it a vacation.

Hmm,maybe there's different vibes in diff environments. Even when it comes to yoga, all that deep breathing is basically a tool to drive out stagnant air. Our lungs in normal exhalation retain a fifth of inspired air, so that one gets booted out in deep breathing. O2 therapy?

Definitely Maatru Kaatru has some power provided the place is close to nature :) The pure air has magic in it! If it is not close to nature, then the change from the routine life is what making the difference. What say SG?

Left to myself I would love to relocate to California.In old movies , they always used to show old people getting heart attacks and their family doctor advising them to go for a change of air to mostly Kashmir / Shimla if it was Hindi movie, if it was a Tamil movie to Ooty / Kodaikanal.For my husband too it is enough if he can drive to some nearby places in South for a holiday.For me travelling means really chilling in places, and not hurrying everywhere.